Where The Tax Pounds Go

It was disappointing to watch the glee with which Richard
Dawkins greeted the announcement of by Michal Gove who stated he will not
fund any school with tax money that teaches anything about creation in a
science lesson. (Guardian Jan 2012)

Disappointing too was the level of comment by most guardian
readers to the article; the content was
somewhat juvenile and ill informed, for example, “I don’t want my tax pounds to
go towards teaching that rubbish!”

I, too, am a tax payer, and 53% of UK citizens think creation
should be taught in school. Setting
aside the rights and wrongs of the subject, there did seem to be the sound of
the jackboot, which in fairness, some guardian readers did say that they could also
hear.

I think I could also hear the Taliban style fervour coming
from the atheistic religious lobby. Having been in discussion with some of
these people not too long ago, on a news programme talking about evolution and
creation, one kind man emailed me and said, “I should not worry, we are not
anti God just anti creationism in Science.”
You sir, were very kind, but in general that has not been my
experience. In fact quite the opposite;
not only would this lobby like to remove creation from being taught anywhere in
any shape or form, but please, (although they almost never say please) you
shall not mention God at all anywhere. We
have seen this kind of thing before, in Albania, in Romania, in Russia and for
decades in North Korea, and what accepting and balanced societies that attitude
produces.

At least Richard Dawkins was honest when questioned about
the morals of Hitler he replied "What’s to prevent us
from sayingHitlerwasn’t right? I mean, that is a genuinely difficult question.
But whatever [defines morality], it’s not theBible. If it was, we’d be stoning
people for breaking theSabbath."[1]

It’s the arrogance that I find so difficult to swallow: either
you agree with me or you should be silent. And yes, I have been at the
receiving end of such statements; I have been told by certain people that if
they had the power they would do all they could to silence me. What are they so afraid of? Richard Dawkins seems to spend more time
attacking a God in whom he does not believe than anything else.

A world view is bound to colour our expectations and the way
we look at things, mine has been coloured and I freely confess to that. The problem is that the atheistic lobby
admits no such colour; they are speaking truth, as they see it. They have been everywhere, understand all
things and clearly there is no God.
Should those who have met the God who is there, say anything that
opposes this view they are ridiculed mercilessly, and told how stupid they are.

I recently listened to a radio four science programme in
which two eminent scientists discussed a recent science exhibition. Towards the end of the programme the
interviewer said in a friendly manner, “It’s quite interesting isn’t it that
one of you is a Christian and one of you is an Atheist yet you are both equally
qualified and in the same discipline.”
He asked the Christian what he thought about that, the Christian replied,
(and I paraphrase) “Well I am a follower of Jesus and that of course affects my
world view.” He asked the same question to the Atheists who
responded, “no person who says there is a God or calls themselves a Christian
can be a genuine scientist.”

I wonder about these people, they are so sure there is no
God and yet are afraidwhen we so-called idiots believe that God is there, and very
involved in His world. Why do they get so hot under the collar when we believe God
is behind the whole idea of Earth and human history. If it is all so terribly stupid why are there
draconian attempts to regulate and silence us? Are we that fearsome?

I am finally reminded of the song writer in Psalms 14:1 and 53:1
Amp Ver. “The empty-headedfoolhassaidinhisheart, there is no God.”